autoplay on external HD


  1. dickholloway
    Posts : 6
    windows 7
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    autoplay on external HD


    how do you stop the autoplay on an external drive on every start-up? txs
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  3. Ryan2320
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    Windows Seven x64
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    I don't think you can just turn it off for your external hard drive, it's either off or on ...

    I found a tutorial that might help you out. (Thanks to Dinesh )
    https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-autorun.html

    Hope this Helps...
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  4. pcs3657
    Posts : 77
    xp, vista, seven
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    Turn off auto play


    1. Click Start and in the Search box, type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
    Now browse to Computer Configuration\ Administrative Templates\ Windows Components\ Autoplay Policies\ Turn off Autoplay.

    To Disable:
    Change the value of Turn off Autoplay to enabled.
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